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Unmerciful vs Demonic - What's the difference?

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Unmerciful is a related term of demonic.


As adjectives the difference between unmerciful and demonic

is that unmerciful is not showing mercy while demonic is pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.

unmerciful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not showing mercy
  • Synonyms

    * merciless

    Antonyms

    * merciful

    See also

    * cruel * inhuman

    demonic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * daemonic (dated), (dated)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
  • Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
    Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
  • Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
  • * 1999 , Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams , I:
  • Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic , but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.

    Synonyms

    * demonish * demonlike * demonly * LaVeyan